We recently sailed on Norwegian Sun January 11th for 7 nights out of Tampa. It was the first time I had cruised. I keep reliving it over and over in my mind and it was simply a wonderful vacation. I received so much valuable information on cruisecritic.com and want to write a review just in case someone else can pick up some tips that may helpful to them.

We booked our cruise 8 months in advance and got a great rate for an Ocean View Picture window room on Deck 5. About two weeks before we were to leave, I called our travel agent and we were upgraded to a balcony on Deck 9.

Our group of 8 flew on Delta and didn’t have any problems with flight schedules or our luggage. When we arrived at the airport in Tampa we took a taxi from the airport to downtown for $25 plus tip, it was a big mistake. There were four of us plus the driver in each cab and lots of luggage. We had to have luggage in our lap, and our cab driver actually bungee strapped the trunk shut and almost lost one of our valuable pieces. On the way back to the airport we took Blue One Transportation for $10 each and they were great. We were all able to ride together with plenty of room for the luggage. Read more